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Oct 5, 2022

AI-enabled imaging of retina’s vascular network can predict cardiovascular disease and death

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AI-enabled imaging of the retina’s network of veins and arteries can accurately predict cardiovascular disease and death, without the need for blood tests or blood pressure measurement, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

As such, it paves the way for a highly effective, non-invasive screening test for people at medium to high risk of circulatory disease that doesn’t have to be done in a clinic, suggest the researchers.

Circulatory diseases, including , , heart failure and stroke, are major causes of ill health and death worldwide, accounting for 1 in 4 UK deaths alone.

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